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A relation of the horrid injuries committed by the King of Sweden, upon the Duke of Curland his dutches, and seven children. Together with the Dukes vindication from the Swedish calumnies.; Defensio Principis Curlandiæ Suecorum calumnis opposita.
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have committed all these objected Crimes and yet more grievous ones if they please yet after that the old agreement of Neutrality was again renewed and confirmed with the Generall of the Swedish Army not without a cementation of friendship which they that mean to transact with such kind of people must ever have ready at hand I mean ready money but newly with much ado raised by the Duke and as is manifest but very few hours interceding betwixt the making of the said Covenant and immediate ensuing irruption into the Castle of the said Duke in as much as the Swedes must either have taken away or else anticipated themselves all the Crimes that can possibly be forged against his Highnesse No man surely can believe that after all this the said Duke can justly be accused of any thing There must then be osher Reasons which moved and impulsed the King of Sweden to accelerate and hasten this deplorable misfortune unto the House of Curland And indeed there are that think that he did it to vex and spight the P. Elector of Brandenborgh in that when he was not able to invade him who was now too powerfull in Armes and more wary of being circumvented then heretofore he did over-power the unarmed and uncapable of Resistance The P. Elector indeed deplores the hard fate of his Friends and all honest hearts condole with them But their unspotted innocence doth powerfully mitigate and allay his sorrow as also the infinite Justice of God which is wont generally to Crown the same with a most prpsperous issue even of the affliction it self and contrarily to behold the Enemies thereof with such an eye as doth every where witnesse him no lesse a most Severe Judge and Avenger then a tender and gracious Father He knows that those that commit such enormous Actions do but so much the more speedily provoke ripen and augment the just vengeance of the Lord by how much brighter the Innocence of the oppressed party appeares Others think that the commodious situation of Curland upon the Baltique made the teeth of him that affects the Dominion thereof to water But as the acquisition of Naboth's Vineyard yeelded but small increase to the Estate of wicked Ahab so also all good people expect to see what will be the end and issue of the affectation of more then one Kingdom and violent ereption of more then one Dukedome and Principality And indeed we have already beheld an eminent sign of the not retarding Justice of God in that the very next day after the barbarous carrying away of the Princes of Curland into Captivity being the 28th of October a few Ships of the United Neatherland States the most of the Fleet not having been engaged in the fight did by the burning of some taking others and sinking not a few Swedish Ships most happily effectuate the raising of the Seige of Copenhagen and cause the world to smile in beholding those that did boast the Dominion of the Sea uncapable notwithstanding the two imminent Castles upon either side of the Shoare to defend or maintain the most inconsiderable part of the same viz. the Danish Sound And even so we trust that the same God that hath approved himself the gracious Deliverer of Denmark and just Avenger of oppressed Innocency having broken the most insolent pride of the Enemy will also in his own due time be present with and powerfully deliver those who about the same time have suffered the same Injuries and been wrongfully afflicted with others To him be praise and glory for ever and ever An Authentique Copy OF THE ASSECURATION Given unto his Highnesse the Duke of Curland by the Commander of the Swedish Forces in Livonia Generall Douglas after the late Renewing and Solemne Confirmation of the formerly Concluded perpetual Neutrality betwixt the King of Sweden and his said Highnesse in the Name of the said King under his own hand and Seal which notwithstanding after the Duke had given a vast Summe of Money and great store of Provisions unto the said Douglas and so on his part had performed all and every the Particulars of the said enforced Covenant of Renovation was immediately most unworthily violated by him by falling upon and seizing his Highnesses Person and Family in manner as the Precedent Paper doth largely relate By me Robert Douglas Privy-Counsellor General Field Marshall and Counsellor of War to his Majesty of Sweden Earl of Schoning Lord of Schelby c. VVHereas for the Subsistance of his Majesty of Sweden my most gracious King and Master's Army a considerable quantity both of Money and Provisions hath been anew Promised Granted and Allowed by his Princely Highnesse the Duke of Curland his Council and States for his Highnesse Dukedomes the Stift Pylten and whole Territories witnesse his Highnesse Reverse given for that purpose I therefore in the Name of my said most gracious King do in liew thereof faithfully Promise Engage and fully Assure the said Duke that his Highnesse with his whole Countrey and Subjects as also the Stift Pylten none besides those who have made themselves unworthy of the said Benefit excepted shall remain fully Assured of and be secured in the Neutrality formerly Granted his Highnesse by his said Royal Majesty as also be wholly freed of all manner of Hostile Attentations Invasions Free Quarterings Contributions and all other Executions Robberies and Depredations whatsoever c. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto put my own hand and Seal this 19th of September 1658. L. S. R. Douglas FINIS